Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-27
OAK CLIFF.
The Charming Suburb OF DAlias That
is Destined Seen 70 be FBr v
Ing Part OF TIE CIR.
Tho Lavish Bouctiss of Nature Supple
rnented by the Big Drained Elem of
Dallas IN q gsHy That Counts.

| this beautiful suburb Of this great and
thriving city Of Dallss had not been half
told. The wonder that strikes enc On
eeeing this place is that no one ever be-
fore thought Of doing what the men who
have the good OF Dauss at
heart are doing ard have
done by liberal expenditure
OF money and time toward the develop
menG Of this he&Utitul tract OF land in
| order that IL might become s mere than
| desirable place If residence.
ITS SITUATION.
! To begin with, Oak Cliff covers tract
of land comprising 1000 acres, beginning
81 point one-half nile west of the court
| house, which is il the very heart OF the
city, and running to z point three Snd
quarter miles from Dallas city proper.
! ACROSS the Trinity substantial did cost
| ly bridge bas been thrown, and al eievSt-
ed railroad crossing this runs through the
| lard to its utmost limit. When OsK Cliff
| is reached what scene bursts upon the
vision. Nstive forest, psrk-like Open-
iugs, gently slopiDg hills, lovely wales,
! end, through the trees at different
points On the tract can be seen
the simmer OF the waters of the beauti-
| full lake which nature, aided by the ex-
pepditure of thousands Of dollars, has
placed here as the GROWING beauty OF the
place. The site is high and heGlthful,
and being on the west side CT the river
the prevailing breeZes from the south do
not come contaminated by the malaria
| arising from dacompOsed vegetation along
the sluggish Trinity
TIE BRACING AIR,
pure as tha5 surrounding the top Of
Mount Washington or the Rockies, makes
the visitor feel ST once that nothing buG
good heslth cGn be the portion Of those
residing mere, at least in SO far as pure
cir csn cOnduce to that end. But Oak
| Cliff has another cine qua non so success
in beautiful supply of wholesome wster
obtained from q system Of driven wells
such as Fort Worth is now considering,
and which the prof ActOrs Of Osk Cliff
have put in operation. Not portion of
the land but can be reached by mains from
the waterwOrks which are now in opera
ton. In addition to the money expended
on the bridge, railroad and WaterEOrka
thousands Of dollars have been spent in
paving the etreets, improving the bCule-
wards and beautitying the place in eli par
1iculars. More than quarter CT mil
|
backing this great enterprise. They show
their faith by their works, and it is evil
dent to al that they have built upon Il
solid foundation
a handsome, tWo-Story school house
has been erected and will be ready for
occupancy as soon as needed. The view
from Oak Cliff IS superb, beautiful land
scape to the northwest and south, and to
hn OF 10 ri Nf Ia Re
stately buildings, its many factories and
its immense commerce. 1t is because Oh
this proximity to the busy, busting city,
and hscause of the unbounded prosperity
and maEvelous growth Of DAllas that OAK
Cliff s future is assured II is apart from
and yet Oh Dallas. Here viii reside the
wealthy, the cultured, the refined, the
busy merchant, the lawyer and those who
must live near the city, bat at the same
time desire to be away from the tur-
moil of city life at night thai
they may return to their business Of the
following Gay rsjuvenzted and fresh.
This Is destined 10 be manufacturing
city also, for already to Oak Cliff is as
sured the locztionSpf the famous State
. Alliance Cotton Mills, the first plant &c
cost $3.50, coo, to beiucresssd rapidly TO
$3.50 COS. Wooden mills and other enter
prisss W Ii follow. Surely NO one coulc
fail to reap Iich harvest byinyestiug il
this msgnifcent property and to those
who have rescued that time Of life wher
, they desire to rest from the cares ant
. labors Of the world and TO enjoy whsi
their labor has won in home OF beauti
full surroundings, no place in the
, broad state Of Texas offers Q more invit
ing locations than does beautiful OaE
Cliff In recent issue, speaking Of thj:
new city the Dallas News we'll said:
There is prevailing idea, founded Oh
, as solid faciS as ever cast their Shadow!
before, that there is to be 8 great City il
Texas, and that Dallas is to occupy tn.
, pre- eminent position. That il
almost an automatic truth
The agricultural implement bus
: ness OF the southwest is concentrate:
, here; capitalists VINO have outgro vi
: small towns are focking here; within
year the banking capital Of Dallas ha
been doubled, and within wee has bee
increased million dollars, Will
the total OF values, according to the lss
: city assessment, has Increased go pc
= cent. within year. Within year tn
= factories, now numbering ninety-twC
: great and small, have increased the fore
- OF their operatives AZ per cent, while tn
> output falls short OF the demand. With
;, year Mr.. Gould has predicted the NOR
= than rapid growth Of Kansas City 70
', Dallas, ana within year the business Q
. the postofice has Increases
8 proportionstely with the increase c
= values. And this growth
g solid, without strain that weaken
: the spine or ignus tstuus the
LEADS TO THE SWAMP.
That the growth OF Dallas next yea
~ will DE in an increasing ratio as compare
q with last years development there
!. little doubt. Cotton and wooden mill
8 which when completed will cost $500, 90
q and afford employment to thousan
IL operatives, have been started, and negc
tistions are almost completed for wago
e factory, furniture factory, rolling mil
|, and public elevator, the latter as ste
!, toward making Dallas a great graf
u center. II fine, there is nothing sure
y between
THE SUN AND THE CENTER
:: than the rapid growth of Dallas
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